During this crisis period, corporate consolidation to
improve financial positions and to ensure survival in the
domestic market was essential for the parent companies.
Consequently, many Thai enterprises reduced their outward
FDI activities. The development of Thai outward FDI at
this stage was characterized by a significant narrowing of
the gap between outflows of funds (i.e. outflows of equity
and disbursement of intra-company loans to Thai firms
abroad) and inflows (i.e. repatriation of equity and
repayment of intra-company loans by Thai firms abroad to
parent company in Thailand) (figure 2).6 This suggests that
funds were more actively repatriated by Thai affiliates
abroad because of the pressing financial position of the parent companies at home. This period also witnessed a
surge in the sales of Thai assets abroad (four times more
than the pre-crisis period 1990-1996), reflecting the
financial consolidation strategy pursued by Thai enterprises.
Sales of overseas assets by Thai enterprises were 15 times
the number of Thai M&A purchases in the same period.
These extensive liquidations of Thai assets abroad, which
took place mainly in developed countries (the United States
and Japan) and were concerned with finance,
telecommunication, utilities and manufacturing activities
(table 4), contributed to the decline in Thai outward FDI
stock in 2000 (figure 1)
Almost all industries experienced a sharp decline in
outward FDI except for trade and investment activities (e.g.
investment in holding companies, investment in associated
companies abroad). Thai construction enterprises that
started to invest abroad in the pre-crisis period repatriated a significant amount of funds back to Thailand during the
crisis period. Despite the decline, Thai outward FDI at this
stage was greater than in the earlier periods.
During this crisis period, corporate consolidation toimprove financial positions and to ensure survival in thedomestic market was essential for the parent companies.Consequently, many Thai enterprises reduced their outwardFDI activities. The development of Thai outward FDI atthis stage was characterized by a significant narrowing ofthe gap between outflows of funds (i.e. outflows of equityand disbursement of intra-company loans to Thai firmsabroad) and inflows (i.e. repatriation of equity andrepayment of intra-company loans by Thai firms abroad toparent company in Thailand) (figure 2).6 This suggests thatfunds were more actively repatriated by Thai affiliatesabroad because of the pressing financial position of the parent companies at home. This period also witnessed asurge in the sales of Thai assets abroad (four times morethan the pre-crisis period 1990-1996), reflecting thefinancial consolidation strategy pursued by Thai enterprises.Sales of overseas assets by Thai enterprises were 15 timesthe number of Thai M&A purchases in the same period.These extensive liquidations of Thai assets abroad, whichtook place mainly in developed countries (the United Statesand Japan) and were concerned with finance,telecommunication, utilities and manufacturing activities(table 4), contributed to the decline in Thai outward FDIstock in 2000 (figure 1) Almost all industries experienced a sharp decline inoutward FDI except for trade and investment activities (e.g.investment in holding companies, investment in associatedcompanies abroad). Thai construction enterprises thatstarted to invest abroad in the pre-crisis period repatriated a significant amount of funds back to Thailand during thecrisis period. Despite the decline, Thai outward FDI at thisstage was greater than in the earlier periods.
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